If you need help now
Help is available right now — free, 24/7.
Next Level Counseling is not a crisis service — the contact form, email, and voicemail are only checked during office hours. If you need help right now, please use one of the options below. They are free, confidential, and available 24 hours a day.
If you are thinking about suicide or are in emotional crisis
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988. 24/7, free, confidential.
- Chat online: 988lifeline.org/chat
- En español: Call 988 and press 2, or text AYUDA to 988.
- Veterans: Call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.
Raleigh and Wake County crisis services
Alliance Health crisis line
The public behavioral-health line for Wake County and nearby counties, 24/7. A clinician answers, can send a mobile crisis team to you, or tells you where to go.
Wake Recovery Response Center
Walk-in crisis care for adults, open 24/7, at the former WakeBrook campus. No appointment needed, no cost. Run by RI International (Recovery Innovations).
107 Sunnybrook Road, Raleigh, NC 27610 (directions, opens in a new tab)
If you just need someone to talk to
NC Peer Warmline
Talk with someone who has been there. 24/7, free, and private — you do not need to be in crisis to call. English only.
- Text: Text the same number, 1-855-733-7762.
- Chat online: Open promiseresourcenetwork.org and tap “Chat with us.”
Crisis Text Line
24/7, free, confidential.
Once you are safe, I am here. When you are ready to start counseling, send the short form on the Contact page and I will get back to you during office hours.
Numbers checked October 7, 2026. If one has changed, please let me know.